adjoining

The two adjoining rooms share a large wooden door.

Definition

Adjective - Sharing a boundary or touching at a point: "adjoining" describes things that are next to each other, often with a common wall, border, or edge. It implies physical contact or very close proximity, typically without a gap.

Usage Examples

• (The rooms share a common wall.)
• (The garden is directly next to and touches the house.)
• (The properties share a boundary line.)

Advanced Usage

• "Adjoining rooms": commonly used in hotels, hospitals, or buildings to indicate rooms that are next to each other with a connecting door or shared wall.
  • The conference center has adjoining meeting rooms for large events. (The rooms are connected side by side.)
• "Adjoining land": in real estate or geography, land that shares a border.
  • The farmer purchased the adjoining field to expand his crop area. (The field is directly next to his own land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Adjoin (verb): to be next to and joined with.
  • The kitchen adjoins the dining room. (The kitchen is directly connected to the dining room.)
• Adjacent (adjective): close or near, but not necessarily touching; often used interchangeably with "adjoining" in casual speech, though "adjoining" implies a stronger connection.
  • The adjacent building is a library. (The building is nearby, but may not share a wall.)

Synonyms

• Neighbouring: located near each other.
  • The neighbouring houses are both painted white. (The houses are next to each other.)
• Contiguous: sharing a common border; touching.
  • The contiguous states of the USA share borders. (The states are directly connected.)
• Attached: physically connected, often used for rooms or structures.
  • The attached garage is adjoining the house. (The garage is built onto the house.)

Related Idioms

• "Adjoining premises": a legal term for property that is next to or connected to another property.
  • The fire spread to the adjoining premises. (The fire reached the neighbouring buildings.)
• "Adjoining territories": used in geopolitics to describe regions that share a border.
  • The two countries have adjoining territories in the north. (They share a common border.)